HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1679 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1209
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Hannah Kane
_________________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the operating budgets of health care oversight agencies.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/18/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1679 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1209
By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1209) of Hannah Kane relative to the operating budgets of health care oversight agencies. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
_______________
An Act relative to the operating budgets of health care oversight agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The assessed amount for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, and surcharge payors, shall not increase from the previous year at a rate greater than the health care cost growth benchmark approved by the commission pursuant to Section 9 of this chapter for the same year.
SECTION 2. Section 7 of chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The assessed amount for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, and surcharge payors, shall not increase from the previous year at a rate greater than the health care cost growth benchmark approved by the health policy commission pursuant to Section 9 of chapter 6D for the same year.